Among the most famous UK-domiciled Porsches during the 1980s was Peter Grant’s black 911 Turbo registered BAD 1. As manager of rock bands Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, Grant was able to…
Read MoreArguably the three biggest Hollywood icons to have taken up motor racing in their spare time were James Dean, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman. While Dean’s promising track career was cut short…
Read MoreCSX2174 was one of 453 Cobra road cars built with the 289-engine. Completed in left-hand drive with a Vineyard Green exterior, the new car was famously loaned to the actor, Steve McQueen, for a…
Read MoreDuring the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s, American styling was at the forefront of automotive design thanks to the integration of Jet Age features such as fully enveloped airflow bodies…
Read MoreTwo years after launching the rakish 275 GTB at the Paris Motor Show in October 1964, Ferrari began to fit dual instead of single overhead camshaft engines to their flagship Berlinetta. The revised…
Read MoreWith its record of three outright victories (in 1955, ‘56 and ‘57), Jaguar’s D-type was the most successful Le Mans racing car of the 1950s. It featured a radical monocoque construction, double…
Read MoreChassis 672282 was one of three Jaguar XK120s owned by American actor, Clark Gable. Gable’s first example, chassis 670003, was just the third left-hand drive XK120 built; having seen photographs of…
Read MoreChassis 70192 was a Series 2 BMW 507 originally configured in Feather White with Red upholstery. It was completed on November 30th 1958, soon after which it was dispatched to the BMW distributor…
Read MoreChassis DB5C/1512/R was one of 85 right-hand drive DB5 Convertibles built between 1963 and 1965. It was commissioned by British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who specified Caribbean Pearl…
Read MoreChassis 84855 was a 356 A Speedster purchased new by legendary actor and noted motor racing enthusiast, Steve McQueen. Having spent three years in the US Marines, which he joined shortly…
Read MoreOf the 50 Zagato-bodied V8 Vantages built between 1986 and 1987, only two were originally painted Swift Azure. One was right-hand drive with Dark Blue upholstery (chassis 20015) while the other was…
Read MoreNina Dyer was born on February 15th 1930 in Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). Her mother was Indian and her father was the wealthy British tea plantation owner, Stanley Dyer. Nina spent her…
Read MoreChassis 4934 started life as a Miura SV painted Blu Ischia Metallizato with a Bianco interior. However, before it was completed, 4934 was converted into the first SV/J for Mohammad Pahlavi…
Read MoreChassis 3252 was one of 275 Miuras built to the original P400 specification. Configured in Bianco with a Nero interior and left-hand drive, it was the 99th Miura completed. 3252 was dispatched to its…
Read MoreChassis 015 was the 15th McLaren F1 built and one of 25 examples completed in 1994. Of the 64 F1 road cars manufactured between 1993 and 1998, four were originally painted metallic Jet Black.
Read MoreChassis 061 was the 49th McLaren F1 road car built. Completed in early 1997, it was uniquely appointed with Dark Burgundy paint at the request of its first owner, the actor and comedian, Rowan…
Read MorePeter Sellers has frequently been described as the greatest comic genius to emerge from the UK since Charlie Chaplin. Born in 1925, at an early age, Sellers accompanied his parents on tours with…
Read More300 SL Gullwing chassis 198.040.5500789 left the factory painted Silver Grey with a blue leather interior. On October 15th 1955 it was issued with a certificate of origin by the Italian authorities. Five…
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